McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel: calories, sodium and protein by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel

Nutrition figures are McDonald’s USA published data, per item as sold and before any optional sauces or extras. Boone converts them to the portion and age comparisons on this page.

McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel carries a large share of a child’s daily sodium

McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel contains 1,100mg of sodium, which is 73% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 8. It is also high in saturated fat.

FDA Daily Values (2,000-calorie diet)

Where the sugar comes from: McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel

2g of the 6g counts as added sugar, or about 0.5 teaspoons. The other 4g is naturally occurring.

Added sugars come from

• sugar in the plain bagel
• corn syrup solids, sugar, lemon juice concentrate in the breakfast sauce

Naturally occurring sugars come from

• lactose in the folded egg
• lactose in the pasteurized process American cheese
• lactose in the breakfast sauce
• lactose in the salted butter
• lactose in the clarified butter
• sugars naturally present in the breakfast sauce

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030: no more than 10g of added sugar per meal from age 11 and none for children aged 10 and under. FDA Daily Value: 50g a day. Sources are read from the published ingredient list for each component.

Processing and additives: McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel

McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel is assembled from 6 separately manufactured components, combined and served at the point of sale. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains corn syrups and invert sugar, maltodextrin, modified starches, emulsifiers, thickeners and gums, flavourings, flavour enhancers, colours, preservatives, emulsifying and buffering salts and protein and dairy fractions. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed, based on the additives named above. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy. Read from the published ingredient list, September 2026.

Ingredient count by order: McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel

The 29 manufactured ingredients

ascorbic acid, buttermilk powder, calcium disodium edta, citric acid, color added, corn syrup solids, enzymes, extractives of turmeric, folic acid, hydrolyzed corn protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, maltodextrin, modified food starch, natural flavor, natural smoke flavor, niacin, potassium sorbate, propylene glycol alginate, reduced iron, riboflavin, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, soy lecithin, tapioca starch, thiamine mononitrate, wheat gluten, whey powder, xanthan gum, yeast extract.

The 18 raw ingredients

cream, cultured pasteurized milk, cultures, dehydrated cheddar cheese, distilled vinegar, egg, egg white, egg yolk, lemon juice concentrate, malted barley flour, milk, salt, soybean oil, spice, sugar, water, wheat flour, yeast.

What those ingredients are, by type

Boone counts every distinct named ingredient on McDonald’s published component lists, including sub-ingredients, and removes duplicates, so salt appearing in four components counts once. Additive class names are dropped and the named substance kept, so “leavening (baking soda)” counts baking soda once. Ice and water added at the counter are not counted. Raw covers whole foods and basic kitchen staples such as flour, sugar, salt and oil. Manufactured covers substances that only exist as an output of industrial processing. Every figure here is a minimum. The build uses a Sweet ’n Sour sauce.

Ingredients by component: McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel

Ingredients taken from the McDonald’s USA product pages, retrieved September 2026, with obvious spelling errors corrected. Recipes change - always check in restaurant before ordering if you have an allergy.

Allergen information: McDonald's US Egg & Cheese Bagel

Contains = declared by McDonald’s USA. May contain = McDonald’s states the allergen may be present. McDonald’s prepares food in shared kitchens, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free. UK rules also require barley, oats, mustard, celery and sulphites to be declared; these are shown where the ingredient list names them. Retrieved September 2026.